الوَردُthe roses يَضحَكُlaugh وَالأَوتارُand the strings تَصطَخِبُresound noisily
الوَردُ يَضحَكُ وَالأَوتارُ تَصطَخِبُ
وَالنايُand the reed flute يَندُبُlaments أَشجاناًsorrows وَيَنتَحِبُand sobs
وَالنايُ يَندُبُ أَشجاناً وَيَنتَحِبُ
The roses laugh, and the strings clamor;
And the reed flute laments sorrows and sobs.
وَالراحُand the wine تُعرَضُis displayed فيamid نَورِthe blossoms of الرَبيعِspring كَماas
وَالراحُ تُعرَضُ في نَورِ الرَبيعِ كَما
تُجلىis unveiled العَروسُthe bride عَلَيهاupon her الدُرُّpearls وَالذَهَبُand gold
تُجلى العَروسُ عَلَيها الدُرُّ وَالذَهَبُ
And wine is displayed amid spring's blossoms, as
The bride is unveiled, pearls and gold upon her.
وَاللَهوُand revelry يُلحِقُjoins مَغبوقاًan evening drinker بِمُصطَبِحٍwith a morning drinker
وَاللَهوُ يُلحِقُ مَغبوقاً بِمُصطَبِحٍ
وَالدَورُand the drinking rounds سِيّانِboth alike مَحثوثٌhurried وَمُنتَخَبُand chosen
وَالدَورُ سِيّانِ مَحثوثٌ وَمُنتَخَبُ
And revelry joins the evening drinker to the morning drinker;
And the rounds are alike, whether hurried or chosen.
وَكُلَّماand whenever اِنسَكَبَتit poured فيinto الكَأسِthe cup آنِيَةًhot
وَكُلَّما اِنسَكَبَت في الكَأسِ آنِيَةً
أَقسَمتُI swore أَنَّthat شُعاعَthe radiance of الشَمسِthe sun يَنسَكِبُpours forth
أَقسَمتُ أَنَّ شُعاعَ الشَمسِ يَنسَكِبُ
And whenever it poured hot into the cup,
I swore that the sun's radiance was pouring forth.
وَالقَومُand the company إِخوانُbrothers of صِدقٍsincerity بَينَهُمamong them نَسَبٌa kinship
وَالقَومُ إِخوانُ صِدقٍ بَينَهُم نَسَبٌ
مِنَof المَوَدَّةِaffection لَمnot يُعدَلwas matched بِهِwith it نَسَبُany kinship
مِنَ المَوَدَّةِ لَم يُعدَل بِهِ نَسَبُ
And the company are true brothers, bound by a kinship
Of affection unmatched by any kinship.
تَراضَعواthey suckled together دِرَّةَthe flowing milk of الصَهباءِthe tawny wine بَينَهُمُamong themselves
تَراضَعوا دِرَّةَ الصَهباءِ بَينَهُمُ
وَأَوجَبواand established as due لِرَضيعِto the nursling of الكَأسِthe cup ماwhat يَجِبُis owed
وَأَوجَبوا لِرَضيعِ الكَأسِ ما يَجِبُ
They suckled together on the flowing milk of tawny wine,
And acknowledged all that is owed to the cup's nursling.
لاnot يَحفَظونَthey keep on record عَلىagainst السَكرانِthe drunkard زَلَّتَهُhis lapse
لا يَحفَظونَ عَلى السَكرانِ زَلَّتَهُ
وَلاand not يَريبُكَtroubles you with doubt مِنfrom أَخلاقِهِمtheir character رِيَبُdoubts
وَلا يَريبُكَ مِن أَخلاقِهِم رِيَبُ
They do not hold a drunkard's lapse against him,
And no doubts about their character trouble you.
نِعمَhow excellent المُؤَدِّبَةُthe teacher الأَيّامُthe days وَالحِقَبُand the ages
نِعمَ المُؤَدِّبَةُ الأَيّامُ وَالحِقَبُ
وَلِلزَمانِand time has عَلىdespite عِلّاتِهِits faults عُقَبُturns
وَلِلزَمانِ عَلى عِلّاتِهِ عُقَبُ
What excellent teachers the days and ages are!
And time, for all its faults, has its turns.
Sol 6.1